| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Arnott | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Lanark, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986–1998 | Motherwell | 240 | (59) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Douglas "Dougie" Arnott (born 5 August 1964, Lanark, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker. Arnott's entire career was at Motherwell, spending twelve seasons with the Fir Park club before retiring due to an injury in 1998. In 1990-91, Arnott was part of Motherwell's Scottish Cup-winning side, which was his only senior honour.
On 11 September 2008, Arnott's belated testimonial match went ahead against an Old Firm select.[1] Other players lined up for Arnott's side included former goalkeeper Sieb Dijkstra and defenders Chris McCart and Fraser Wishart, while the Old Firm team included Ally McCoist and Gordon Durie.[2] The Old Firm side won 5-4, in a game which saw Arnott score the first of the match, and Ally McCoist net a hat-trick. Competition winner and Motherwell fan Grant Rough, who won the chance to play for 45 minutes for the Motherwell side during the game in a prize draw, was more involved than he may have liked, he gave away a dubious penalty kick when he felled Billy Dodds in the box, from which Andy Walker scored. [3]
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Since retiring from football, Arnott has purchased a number of pubs, including "The Wee Thackit" in Carluke.
He now works as the bar manager of the Millennium Suite bar inside Fir Park, Motherwell FC's home ground.